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Installing the Wowhead Client

Start it up, and go through the initial configuration process, which includes entering your Wowhead username/password information.

You can close the program, and the addon will quietly gather your tasty dataz as you play the game. You don't need to run the Client program every time you play WoW, just when you are ready to upload your data.

Mac Users

Since a fresh install of MoP does not include a realmlist.wtf file, Mac users will have to create this file in order for the Client to realize users are connecting to a valid Blizzard realm. Thanks to SnorkelPop for the information and Czeano for the detailed instructions,

Run TextEdit however you normally start apps (double click in Finder or use Spotlight).

Paste in the appropriate "set realmlist" entry from SnorkelPop's post above, on a blank line, with no spaces at the beginning or end of the line (extra blank lines above/below aren't a problem, though):

Save the file you just created to /Applications/World of Warcraft/realmlist.wtf

(Unless your WOW directory is different from the default location, in which case save it there.)

Run the Wowhead Client again.

Uploading Data

Simply start up the Wowhead Client program and click the Upload button.

Once you have the Wowhead Looter add-on installed (by running the Client), you have access to a light in-game menu within the Interface AddOns menu, or you can alternatively make use of chat commands.

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Below, here are the important functions of the Wowhead Looter explained:

Location — The Wowhead Looter provides a little tool to quickly check your location on the zone map in x-y-coordinate form. There are three ways to display this information; in the chat box, on the World Map, and in a special tooltip. Alternative chat commands are /wl loc, /wl loc map, and /wl loc tooltip respectively, following the image order.

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NPC Id — The Wowhead Looter allows you to find out NPC ids conveniently for purposes such as finding the correct NPC to upload a screenshot for. Ids are displayed in a tooltip, with targeted NPCs taking priority over mouse-over targets. An alternative chat command for this is /wl id.

Data Reset — If you for whatever reason want to delete data gathered in the current session, you can do so with this functionality. An alternative chat command is /wl reset.

Main Window — Data gathered by the Wowhead Looter will be displayed here.

Self-Maintenance — The Wowhead Client keeps itself and the Wowhead Looter addon up to date.

Options — Several options and preferences can be set, among others your World of Warcraft folder location, startup and uploading options.

Upload Process — Uploading is done easily; simply click 'Upload', and the client will do the rest for you. Make sure you have closed the World of Warcraft client before uploading!

Main Window — From here you can access the main functions of the client.